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The Enlightnment
The Enlightenment begins and average people start thiking that they deserve better than what they are getting. The French Revolution of 1789 was the culmination of the High Enlightenment vision of throwing out the old authorities to remake society along rational lines, but it devolved into bloody terror that showed the limits of its own ideas and led, a decade later, to the rise of Napoleon.
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Estates
How the French people were divided. The "classes" of France -
Louis XVI becomes king
Only 20 years old at the time, Louis XVI was immature and lacked self-confidence. http://www.biography.com/people/louis-xvi-9386943#early-life -
King Louis aids America in freedom
King Louis XVI helps out the American colonies by sending money and soldiers to help fight the British. During the Revolution, France sent an estimated 12,000 soldiers and 32,000 sailors to the American war effort, the most famous of whom was the Marquis of Lafayette. This is a poor desiscion because it leaves France even more bankrupt
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cold winter
It was the worst winter in over 40 years.A long winter and wetter than average spring postponed sowing, leading to a poor harvest -
Estates-General
Considered by many thestart of the Revolution. The king got desparate for money so he called everyone together to vote on who had to pay more taxes. -
Tennis Court oath
After being locked out of the Estates-General meeting the 3rd estate breakes into the tennis court and swears to create a new government and constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
French revolutionaries storm the bastille to get weapons for the revolution. Ended up tearing the bastille brick by brick -
Fishmarket march
Women of the fish markert march to the palace of Versailles and demand bread. End up breaking into the palace demanding Marie's head. Can't find her so they tear up her bed.
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War on Austria
France with the King dead declares war on Austria. Jacobins and Robespierre didn't want to Out voted
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Execution of Louis XVI
The National Assembly tried Louis for treason and found him guilty. Ended up executing him.The reign of the Bourbon Monarchy is dead
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed -
Marat said too much?
After writing L'Ami du peuple (the friend of the people) and getting to turn in "traitors". Charlotte Corday assassinated him in his bath. -
Marie Antoinette's demise
Tried for treason and insest by trying to make her son king while she was still queen. Executed later on by the guillotine.
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Leader taken down
Robespierre and his allies were placed under arrest by the National Assembly. Robespierre was taken to the Luxembourg prison in Paris, but the warden refused to jail him, and he fled to the Hotel de Ville. When he received word that the National Convention had declared him an outlaw, he shot himself in the head but only succeeded in wounding his jaw.
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A dead Robespierre
Robespiere is guillotined with a self-inflicted bullet wound to the cheek. The reign of terror is over. -
Napoleonic Code
The laws of France -
Napoleon Coronation
Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France. Helped out during the war with Austria -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon's first exile. -
Congress of Vienna
assembly in 1814–15 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. It began five months after Napoleon's first abdication and completed its “Final Act” in June 1815, shortly before the Waterloo campaign and the final defeat of Napoleon. The settlement was the most-comprehensive treaty that Europe had ever seen.
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100 Days
Includes the battle of Waterloo which was the final defeat of Napoleon. He was later exiled to St. Helena.
